"Jane Eyre"- feminism in the novel.

Jane preaches a sort of individual feminism, valuing equality and individuality over societal constraints. As a Victorian woman, and an orphan- consequently making her low class, Jane Eyre had very few choices to secure her survival. She could have been a prostitute, she could have married for money, become a servant, or become a governess. Jane chose the option that allowed her to be an individual, to choose her own path. Aided by a mysterious …

…ways. She saves him physically, waking him during the fire that Bertha sets. She saves him spiritually, teaching him about love and humility. She teaches him as Helen taught her, always considering him her equal and never looking down on him or allowing him to look down on her. Jane preaches a sort of individual feminism. Not the conventional sort, Jane's feminism is about general equality- treating others as you would like to be treated.